You’ve seen the YouTube clips of Chicago prep phenom Talen Horton-Tucker, who’s already signed a National Letter of Intent with Steve Prohm’s program. You’ve seen the dunks, the blocked shots, the perimeter shooting and all the other thrilling stuff he’s doing each night in Chicagoland gyms.

He’ll not just be on Prohm’s fourth Iowa State team starting in the 2018-19 season. He’s good enough to be an immediate difference-maker.

But there’s more.

People who regularly watch practice (reporters aren’t allowed) say Marial Shayok already is one of the team’s best players. The 6-foot-6 wing is sitting out this season after transferring from Virginia, where the starter averaged 8.9 points.

“He’s good,” Lindell Wigginton said Friday. "He can score the ball. He’s got good footwork in the post. He can handle the ball. He makes a lot of tough shots.”

He’ll probably start next season, too.

But there's more.

We’ve heard that Nebraska 6-9 transfer Michael Jacobson of Waukee has impact potential as well. He averaged 6.0 points and 6.2 rebounds while starting all 31 Cornhusker games as a sophomore.

And — you guessed it — there’s still more.

Wigginton will be a season wiser. Cameron Lard will be one of the nation’s best big men by the time his college career is over.

Nick Weiler-Babb will have at least 16 more games on his point guard resume.

Oh, and one more thing: Solomon Young is improving at a quick rate, too.

Get it? Iowa State’s basketball future is as bright as it’s ever been.

Who was the best player on the floor during last Tuesday’s five-point loss at Kansas?

So listen up, Big 12 opponents: Get all that pulling away during a game’s final four minutes out of your system now.

“Everybody wants to talk about offense or turnovers, but you also have to be able to get big stops. And we haven’t been able to do that,” Prohm said. “How many teams win on a national stage that aren’t top 25 in the country on both ends of the floor?”

Iowa State columnist Randy Peterson has been with the Register for parts of five decades. Randy writes opinion and analysis of Iowa State football and basketball. You can reach Randy at rpeterson@dmreg.com or on Twitter at @RandyPete.